Igor Jex

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
148 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Igor Jex is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Jex has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 107 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 24 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Igor Jex's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (125 papers), Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (70 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (51 papers). Igor Jex is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (125 papers), Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (70 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (51 papers). Igor Jex collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, Germany and Hungary. Igor Jex's co-authors include Christine Silberhorn, T. Kiss, A. Gábris, Václav Potoček, Andreas Schreiber, M. Štefaňák, Vladimír Bužek, Craig S. Hamilton, Erika Andersson and K. N. Cassemiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

Igor Jex

141 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Photons Walking the Line: A Quantum Walk with Adjustable ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2017 2012 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Photons Walking the Line: A Quantum Walk with Adjustable Coin Operations
    2010 405 citations Andreas Schreiber, K. N. Cassemiro et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Gaussian Boson Sampling
    2017 293 citations Craig S. Hamilton, Regina Kruse et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. A 2D Quantum Walk Simulation of Two-Particle Dynamics
    2012 288 citations Andreas Schreiber, A. Gábris et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Igor Jex Czechia 27 3.1k 2.4k 581 339 277 148 3.6k
Dan E. Browne United Kingdom 31 4.3k 1.4× 3.6k 1.5× 408 0.7× 519 1.5× 136 0.5× 75 4.8k
Peter Shadbolt United Kingdom 10 3.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 499 0.9× 873 2.6× 84 0.3× 17 4.0k
Mohamed Bourennane Sweden 31 4.5k 1.4× 4.5k 1.8× 119 0.2× 285 0.8× 219 0.8× 84 4.9k
Raúl García−Patrón Belgium 20 4.4k 1.4× 4.0k 1.6× 181 0.3× 488 1.4× 258 0.9× 41 4.8k
Zeng‐Bing Chen China 33 4.1k 1.3× 3.9k 1.6× 108 0.2× 489 1.4× 116 0.4× 124 4.6k
Matthew A. Broome Australia 18 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 172 0.3× 391 1.2× 108 0.4× 31 2.0k
H. Bechmann-Pasquinucci Switzerland 12 3.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 144 0.2× 415 1.2× 59 0.2× 15 3.6k
Nai-Le Liu China 26 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 78 0.1× 384 1.1× 124 0.4× 78 3.3k
Masato Koashi Japan 37 4.9k 1.5× 5.2k 2.1× 75 0.1× 404 1.2× 193 0.7× 116 5.6k
Markus Hennrich Austria 25 3.8k 1.2× 4.3k 1.8× 125 0.2× 449 1.3× 314 1.1× 51 4.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kálmán, Orsolya, et al.. (2024). Robustness of chaotic behavior in iterated quantum protocols. Physical review. A. 109(4).
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Novotný, Jaroslav, et al.. (2023). Asymptotic phase-locking and synchronization in two-qubit systems. Journal of Physics Communications. 7(4). 45003–45003. 3 indexed citations
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Mareš, Jan, Jaroslav Novotný, M. Štefaňák, & Igor Jex. (2022). Key graph properties affecting transport efficiency of flip-flop Grover percolated quantum walks. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Kálmán, Orsolya, et al.. (2022). Iterated nth order nonlinear quantum dynamics with mixed initial states. Physics Letters A. 431. 127999–127999. 1 indexed citations
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Kiss, T. & Igor Jex. (2021). Photons walk on fractal graphs. Nature Photonics. 15(9). 641–642.
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Gilyén, András, et al.. (2020). Complete classification of trapping coins for quantum walks on the two-dimensional square lattice. Physical review. A. 102(1). 7 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Thomas, Sonja Barkhofen, Evan Meyer-Scott, et al.. (2020). Local Versus Global Two-Photon Interference in Quantum Networks. Physical Review Letters. 125(21). 213604–213604. 9 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor, et al.. (2019). Phase transition in iterated quantum protocols for noisy inputs. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 29(3). 33107–33107. 4 indexed citations
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Meyer-Scott, Evan, Thomas Nitsche, Václav Potoček, et al.. (2018). A photonic quantum walk with a four-dimensional coin. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Nitsche, Thomas, Sonja Barkhofen, Regina Kruse, et al.. (2018). Probing measurement-induced effects in quantum walks via recurrence. Science Advances. 4(6). eaar6444–eaar6444. 31 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Craig S., Sonja Barkhofen, Linda Sansoni, Igor Jex, & Christine Silberhorn. (2016). Driven discrete time quantum walks. New Journal of Physics. 18(7). 73008–73008. 8 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor, et al.. (2014). Decoupling bent quantum networks.. International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications. 172–175. 1 indexed citations
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Schreiber, Andreas, K. N. Cassemiro, Václav Potoček, et al.. (2010). Photons Walking the Line: A Quantum Walk with Adjustable Coin Operations. Physical Review Letters. 104(5). 50502–50502. 405 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brougham, Thomas, et al.. (2009). Transformation design and nonlinear Hamiltonians. Journal of Modern Optics. 56(14). 1588–1597. 1 indexed citations
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Schreiber, Andreas, K. N. Cassemiro, Václav Potoček, et al.. (2009). Photons Walking the Line. arXiv (Cornell University). 6 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor, Stig Stenholm, & Anton Zeilinger. (1995). Hamiltonian theory of a symmetric multiport. Optics Communications. 117(1-2). 95–101. 33 indexed citations
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Drobný, G., Igor Jex, & Vladimír Bužek. (1994). Mode entanglement in nonlinear quantum-optical parametric processes. 44(3). 155–194. 3 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor & H. Paul. (1993). Long Time Behaviour of the Field in a Lossless Micromaser with Intensity-dependent Coupling Constant. Journal of Modern Optics. 40(12). 2399–2406. 2 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor. (1992). Emission Spectra of a Two-level Atom Under the Presence of Another Two-level Atom. Journal of Modern Optics. 39(4). 835–844. 12 indexed citations
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Jex, Igor & G. Drobný. (1992). SU(1, 1) and SU(2) Squeezing in Trilinear Optical Processes. Journal of Modern Optics. 39(5). 1043–1053. 6 indexed citations

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